Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dunboy Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Baoi) is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy , though its ruins remain open to the public.
Name Location Type Image Era Coordinates Notes Dún na Séad: Baltimore, County Cork: Tower house 14th to 17th century Built on an earlier Anglo-Norman structure, Dún na Séad castle (Fort of the Jewels) was an O'Driscoll stronghold Dún na Long and Dún an Óir Castles
The siege of Dunboy took place at Dunboy Castle between 5 June and 18 June 1602, during the Nine Years' War in Ireland. It was one of the last battles of the war. An English army of up to 5,000 under Sir George Carew besieged the castle, which was held by a Gaelic Irish force of 143 loyal to Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare. The English took the ...
Indiana counties. This is a list of Indiana state historical markers.. Interest in a statewide system of historical markers for the U.S. state of Indiana arose as the state prepared to celebrate its centenary in 1916; the Indiana Historical Commission observed the lack of a system of historical markers and memorials, and as a result of its work, many individuals, organizations, and local ...
The Dursey massacre, also called the Dursey Island massacre, took place in June 1602 during the Nine Years' War on Dursey Island off the Beara Peninsula in southern Ireland. According to Philip O'Sullivan Beare, a group of around three hundred Gaelic Irish, including civilians, were killed by an English force under the command of George Carew.
The Irish name of the town (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra, meaning 'the castle-town of Béarra') [2] originally referred to a MacCarthy dynasty castle which once stood in the area. [citation needed] This should not be confused with Dunboy Castle – two miles west of the town – which was the seat of the O'Sullivan Beare family.
Castle avenged its 49-13 loss to eventual state champion Carmel in the 1981 semistate with a 21-8 victory over the Greyhounds in another semistate a year later. But Chapman pointed out that the ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more